Armed robbery accused claims mistaken identity

Joel Prescott

Armed robbery accused Joel Prescott might be home for the holidays if he is able to post $200,000 bail that was set after he denied the crime.

Prescott, 27, was charged with robbing Govinda Narine of his cellphone and jewellery, carrying a total value of $235,000, on November 28, in Georgetown, while being in the company of others and armed with a knife.

The unrepresented man told Magistrate Ann Mc Lennan on Monday that